
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ajay, Karthikeyan"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "206"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.c3 c5 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.Be2 Nd7 9.O-O e5 10.dxe5 Ndxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qa3 Qb6 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Be5 Nc6 17.Bd6 Nd4 18.cxd4 Qxd6 19.dxc5 Qc7 20.Rac1 a5 21.Nd4 Rfc8 22.Nb5 Qe5 23.Nd4 Bf8 24.Nf3 Qc7 25.Qa4 Bxc5 26.Qh4 Qe7 27.Qxe7 Bxe7 28.a3 Bf6 29.Nd4 Kf8 30.Kf1 Ke7 31.Ke1 Bxd4 32.exd4 Kd6 33.Kd2 Bf5 34.Bf3 b6 35.Re1 Be6 36.h4 h6 37.g3 g5 38.Rh1 Rh8 39.Rh2 Rac8 40.Rxc8 Rxc8 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Rh6 Rc4 43.Kd3 Ke7 44.Rh5 Kf6 45.Rh1 Bf5+ 46.Ke3 Be6 47.Kd3 Bf5+ 48.Ke3 Ke6 49.g4 Bg6 50.Re1 Rc2 51.Re2 Rc1 52.Rd2 Kd6 53.Re2 Rb1 54.Rd2 Re1+ 55.Be2 Rg1 56.f3 Rb1 57.Kf2 Kc6 58.Ke3 Kd6 59.Bd3 Bxd3 60.Kxd3 f6 61.Re2 Rd1+ 62.Rd2 Rf1 63.Ke3 Rh1 64.Rf2 Rc1 65.f4 Re1+ 66.Kf3 Re4 67.fxg5 fxg5 68.Rd2 Rf4+ 69.Kg3 Kc6 70.a4 Re4 71.b3 Re3+ 72.Kf2 Rxb3 73.Rc2+ Kd6 74.Re2 Rb4 75.Re5 Rxd4 76.Rxg5 Rxa4 77.Rg6+ Kc5 78.g5 Ra2+ 79.Kf3 Ra1 80.Rg8 Rg1 81.Kf2 Rg4 82.Kf3 Re4 83.g6 Kb5 84.g7 Re7 85.Kf4 a4 86.Kf5 a3 87.Kf6 a2 88.Kxe7 a1=Q 89.Kf7 Qf1+ 90.Ke7 Qe2+ 91.Kf7 Qf3+ 92.Ke7 Qe4+ 93.Kf7 Qf5+ 94.Ke7 Qg6 95.Kf8 Qf6+ 96.Ke8 d4 97.Kd7 Qf7+ 98.Kc8 Qxg8+ 99.Kb7 Qxg7+ 100.Ka8 d3 101.Kb8 d2 102.Ka8 d1=Q 103.Kb8 Qd8# 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ajay, Karthikeyan"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "206"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.c3 c5 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.Be2 Nd7 9.O-O e5 10.dxe5 Ndxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qa3 Qb6 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Be5 Nc6 17.Bd6 Nd4 18.cxd4 Qxd6 19.dxc5 Qc7 20.Rac1 a5 21.Nd4 Rfc8 22.Nb5 Qe5 23.Nd4 Bf8 24.Nf3 Qc7 25.Qa4 Bxc5 26.Qh4 Qe7 27.Qxe7 Bxe7 28.a3 Bf6 29.Nd4 Kf8 30.Kf1 Ke7 31.Ke1 Bxd4 32.exd4 Kd6 33.Kd2 Bf5 34.Bf3 b6 35.Re1 Be6 36.h4 h6 37.g3 g5 38.Rh1 Rh8 39.Rh2 Rac8 40.Rxc8 Rxc8 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Rh6 Rc4 43.Kd3 Ke7 44.Rh5 Kf6 45.Rh1 Bf5+ 46.Ke3 Be6 47.Kd3 Bf5+ 48.Ke3 Ke6 49.g4 Bg6 50.Re1 Rc2 51.Re2 Rc1 52.Rd2 Kd6 53.Re2 Rb1 54.Rd2 Re1+ 55.Be2 Rg1 56.f3 Rb1 57.Kf2 Kc6 58.Ke3 Kd6 59.Bd3 Bxd3 60.Kxd3 f6 61.Re2 Rd1+ 62.Rd2 Rf1 63.Ke3 Rh1 64.Rf2 Rc1 65.f4 Re1+ 66.Kf3 Re4 67.fxg5 fxg5 68.Rd2 Rf4+ 69.Kg3 Kc6 70.a4 Re4 71.b3 Re3+ 72.Kf2 Rxb3 73.Rc2+ Kd6 74.Re2 Rb4 75.Re5 Rxd4 76.Rxg5 Rxa4 77.Rg6+ Kc5 78.g5 Ra2+ 79.Kf3 Ra1 80.Rg8 Rg1 81.Kf2 Rg4 82.Kf3 Re4 83.g6 Kb5 84.g7 Re7 85.Kf4 a4 86.Kf5 a3 87.Kf6 a2 88.Kxe7 a1=Q 89.Kf7 Qf1+ 90.Ke7 Qe2+ 91.Kf7 Qf3+ 92.Ke7 Qe4+ 93.Kf7 Qf5+ 94.Ke7 Qg6 95.Kf8 Qf6+ 96.Ke8 d4 97.Kd7 Qf7+ 98.Kc8 Qxg8+ 99.Kb7 Qxg7+ 100.Ka8 d3 101.Kb8 d2 102.Ka8 d1=Q 103.Kb8 Qd8# 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Feb Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ajay, Karthikeyan"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's bishop game"]
[EventDate "2025.02.18"]
[WhiteFideId "35011685"]
[BlackFideId "2064871"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8.
Be2 Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14.
Qa3 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Be5 Nc6 17. Bd6 Nd4 18. cxd4 Qxd6 19. dxc5 Qc7 20.
Rac1 a5 21. Nd4 Rfc8 22. Nb5 Qe5 23. Nd4 Bf8 24. Nf3 Qc7 25. Qa4 Bxc5 26.
Qh4 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Bxe7 28. a3 Bf6 29. Nd4 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke1 Bxd4 32.
exd4 Kd6 33. Kd2 Bf5 34. Bf3 b6 35. Re1 Be6 36. h4 h6 37. g3 g5 38. Rh1 Rh8
39. Rh2 Rac8 40. Rxc8 Rxc8 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Rh6 Rc4 43. Kd3 Ke7 44. Rh5
Kf6 45. Rh1 Bf5+ 46. Ke3 Be6 47. Kd3 Bf5+ 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. g4 Bg6 50. Re1
Rc2 51. Re2 Rc1 52. Rd2 Kd6 53. Re2 Rb1 54. Rd2 Re1+ 55. Be2 Rg1 56. f3 Rb1
57. Kf2 Kc6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Bd3 Bxd3 60. Kxd3 f6 61. Re2 Rd1+ 62. Rd2 Rf1
63. Ke3 Rh1 64. Rf2 Rc1 65. f4 Re1+ 66. Kf3 Re4 67. fxg5 fxg5 68. Rd2 Rf4+
69. Kg3 Kc6 70. a4 Re4 71. b3 Re3+ 72. Kf2 Rxb3 73. Rc2+ Kd6 74. Re2 Rb4
75. Re5 Rxd4 76. Rxg5 Rxa4 77. Rg6+ Kc5 78. g5 Ra2+ 79. Kf3 Ra1 80. Rg8 Rg1
81. Kf2 Rg4 82. Kf3 Re4 83. g6 Kb5 84. g7 Re7 85. Kf4 a4 86. Kf5 a3 87. Kf6
a2 88. Kxe7 a1=Q 89. Kf7 Qf1+ 90. Ke7 Qe2+ 91. Kf7 Qf3+ 92. Ke7 Qe4+ 93.
Kf7 Qf5+ 94. Ke7 Qg6 95. Kf8 Qf6+ 96. Ke8 d4 97. Kd7 Qf7+ 98. Kc8 Qxg8+ 99.
Kb7 Qxg7+ 100. Ka8 d3 101. Kb8 d2 102. Ka8 d1=Q 103. Kb8 Qd8# 0-1